EVENTS
of the
Past
Week
LOCAL
MISS JOYCE BLACK, 18, of
Burlington, was crowned Miss
North Carolina at Blowing
Rock's state-wide beauty con
test last Friday night. Miss
Hilda Gay Renegar, of Arling
ton, represented Elkin and this
section in the contest as "Miss
Elkin, 1939." Second place
winner was Miss Sybil King, of
Kinston. Third place went to
Miss Marie Pons, of Valdese.
THE ELKIN FIRE depart
ment was caUed to the home
of Henry Dobson here last Fri
day when the motor of a wood
saw in the back yard blazed
up. Operators of the saw were
fearful the gas tank would ex
plode and throw biasing gaso
line on the house. The fire
men made quick work of the
blaae.
RUSSELL BURCHAM. son
of Mr. and Mrs. James Bur
cham, of Elkin, has been com
missioned a second lieutenant
in the Army Reserves aad as
signed to the Infantry, it has
been announced by the War
Department at Washington, D.
C. Burcham graduated with
honors from State College this
spring.
WORK OF REPAIRING the
sidewalk on East and West
Main streets here is under way
by WPA forces, a section of
the walk in front of Turner
Drug Company and H ins haw
Cash Hardware Company hav
ing been poured Wednesday
afternoon. Other sections in
clude the walk in front of the
Home Furniture Company and
the walk bordering the Elk
Pharmacy and Western Auto
Associate Store.
STATE
FOUR NEW STEEL pieces
used by foot soldiers at the
time of Sir Walter Raleigh's
attempted colonization of
Roanoke Island in the 1580's
arrived at Manteo last week,
according to the curator of the
Fort Raleigh museum, which
is operated in connection with
the historical drama "The Lost
Colony." A rare collection of
Indian relics have also been
loaned the museum, as well as
a full set of copies of the John
White painings of the flora
and fauna of the New World.
WHISKY' SALES by ABC
stores in the 27 wet counties
of North Carolina, dropped to
$6,858,243.30 for the last fis
cal year from $6,968,007.40
for 1937-38, Chairman Cutlar
Moore, of the state ABC
board reported Tuesday. Moore
said the decrease of $109,-
764.10 did not fully reflect the
decrease in sales as retail
prices were increased about
five per cent. July 1, 1938,
when the federal government
increased the tax on liquors.
NORTH CAROLINA class
room teachers can expect sal
ary increases totaling about
$275,000 next term. Jule B.
Warren, secretary of the state
education association, said
Tuesday night following an
all-day meeting of tl\e salary
schedule committee of the
school commission.
NATIONAL
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
and Secretary Hull have aban
doned their persistent efforts
to get action on neutrality
legislation at this session of
Congress, after a discussion of
the situation with both Re
publican and Democratic lead
ers of the senate. Other news
coming out of the nation's
capitol concerned a resolution
urging the Roosevelt adminis
tration to call a conference of
nine nations to pass judgment
on Japan's military campaign
in China and to recommend
"appropriate action." The res
olution was introduced by
Senator Vandenburg, Republi
can, Mich.
INTERNATIONAL
CURRENT NEWS reports
_from Danzig, present sore
spot of Europe, are to the ef
fect that expressions of opti
mism are coming: from many
parts of Europe in the belief
that moves toward negotia
tions on the future of the free
city of the Baltic would be
made soon. However, news
earlier in the week told of
German military trucks, wal
ed so as to keep their con
tents secret, had been seen en
tering Danilf, with their ulti
mate destination atam.
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THE ELKIN TRIBUNE
VOL. No. XXVIH. No. 36
WINSTON HAN
BADLY HURT
im irnncMT
in ntui/yu
Given 50-50 Chance for Re
covery at Hospital
STRUCK LOCAL MACHINE
Lancaster Gourley Suffers
Fractured Skull, Jaw and
Other Injuries
RIDING MOTORCYCLE
Lancaster Gourley, 21, of Win
ston-Salem. is in a very critical
condition at Hugh Chatham hos
pital here as the result of in
juries sustained Sunday after
noon when his motorcycle was
in collision with a car driven by
Dr. T. R. White, Elkin dentist,
about two miles west of Brooks
Cross Roads. The young man
was said to have a 50-50 chance
Wednesday afternoon.
Young Gourley, a son of Mr.
and Mrs. T. R. Gourley, of Wal
kertown, suffered a compound
fracture of the jaw, a fractured
skull, injured shoulder and in
ternal injuries.
The accident was said to have
occurred while the machine op
erated by Dr. White was at a
complete standstill, having been
brought to a halt after partly en
tering the highway from a side
road. The motorcycle, en route
to Winston-Salem from Boone,
where, with other cyclists, the
young man had been attending
a motorcycle meet, was said to
have struck the bumper of the
Elkin car, tearing it off. The
machine was then said to have
continued onward, running off
the road into the yard of a house
nearby where its rider was
thrown heavily, landing in a
ditch.
Dr. White said he had halted
before entering the highway to
allow several motorcycles go by,
and did not see Gourley's ma
chine until he had again put his
car in motion and was partly on
the hard surface.
Immediately following the ac
cident, the young man was put
in the first passing car and rush
ed here, where he remained un
conscious until Wednesday morn
ing. It was then he regained
consciousness for brief intervals,
it was said.
The accident was investigated
by Highway Patrolman Lee Phil
lips, of Elkin.
TO GIVE EXAM HERE
FOR RURAL CARRIER
The United States civil service
commission has announced an
examination to fill the position of
rural carrier at Whitehead, the
examination to be held here.
Receipt of applications will
close on August 4. The examina
tion be open only to citizens
who are actually domiciled in the
territory of the poctoffice where
the vacancy exists, and who have
been living there for six months
next preceding the closing date
for receipt of applications. Fur
ther details may be obtained at
the postoffice.
Journeys Alone
Mrs. John Shuman, above,
although 82 years old, thinks
nothing of making the long
trip from St. Louis, Mo., to the
home of her sister, Mrs. J. B.
Darnell, in Pleasant Hill, alone
Mrs. Shuman, known as "Aunt
Susan," has made a total of 21
trips. She arrived two weeks
ago by train to spend the sum
mer.
niJIT niNrQ With a large amount of construction under way here, the structures pictur-
OUlLiUllj\Ju i lvL/uA£iOO ed below are rapidly taking form. The top photo shows the progress made
thus far on the new Chatham Manufacturing company finishing plant, which will house the finishing department to
be moved here from Winston-Salem when the building is complete. At the left of the picture may be seen one end of
the present plant, with the new construction at the right. Photo at left, bottom, is the new store building being con
structed on East Main street next to J. C. Penney Co. This large store building will house Rose 5 and 10-Cent Store,
it is understood, and is of brick, cement and steel construction. Lower right is view cf the Snaithey building on East
Main street, a large structure of stone with unique curved front. Reports that construction on this building has
been halted due to lack of steel supports and girders, could not be confirmed.—(Tribune Photos.) 
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' W f raiii&BSll§ , y
Seek Continued
Cooperation in
Clean-up Week
The continued cooperation
of the citizens of the town is
requested in the Clean-up pro
gram which is being sponsor
ed by the Woman's Club. Ki
wanis Club and Garden Club,
with the aid of town officials.
A special truck has been
placed at the disposal of citi
zens for clearing away rub
bish and will be sent anywhere
in town by calling: the City
HalL Much has been accom
plished since the program was
inaugurated but there remains
a number of unsightly places
that demand attention, if
Elkin is to merit the coveted
title of the "cleanest town in
the state."
ANSWER FILED
IN JAIL CASE
D. N. Vestal, of Yadkin,
Defies Charges of Sheriff
A. L. Ins* \
\„
WOULD OUST JAILER
Jailer D. N. Vestal, of Yadkin
county, whose removal from that
position is being sought by Sher
iff A. L. Inscore through an ac
tion filed June 19, this year, Sat
urday filed an answer to the
complaint, denying that he is il
legally occupying the position of
jailer of the county, as alleged
by Sheriff Inscore.
The reply further states that
Vestal was legally appointed
jailer by House Bill No. 244
which was ratified by the legis
lature of North Carolina on the
13th of March, 1939, and went
into full force and effect on the
first day of the month following
its ratification. It denies that
the defendant holds office "with
out any legal warrant," or that
he has "intruded into or usurp
ed the duties of said office."
Sheriff Inscore alleges that
Vestal is "unlawfully receiving
the fees and emoluments of jail
er, thereby depriving him of said
fees and emoluments of said of
fice," while he is still liable on
his bond for the care and custody
of the jail.
YOUTH INJURED IN
ACCIDENT WEDNESDAY
Harold Lloyd, 17, a truck driver,
received first aid at Hugh Chat
ham Hospital Wednesday after
noon for abrasions of the right
arm and hand as the result of an
accident in which his truck turned
over on the EUdn-Dobson road
near Fairview. He was not badly
hjurt.
ELKIN, N. C„ THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1939
SURRY COURT
COMES TO END
Number of Cases of Local
Interest Disposed of Be
fore Judge Nettles
DIVORCE IS GRANTED
The Surry county term of civil
court closed last week, with Judge
Zeb V. Nettles, presiding. The
following cases of local interest
were disposed of:
Greenwood Auto company vs.
R. W. Cummings, continued;
Blendon Byrd vs. C. B. Franklin
and wife, continued; J. W. Wall
vs. J. P. Booker, judgment for
plaintiff for $392.75; O. J. and J-.
C. Boles vs. W. J. Tucker, judg
ment for plaintiff for $298.00;
Town of Elkin vs. Dr. R. R. Gar
vey, Town of Elkin to recover
$52.25 from Garvey; P. H. Rhodes
vs. Pearl Rhodes, divorce granted.
The following cases were non
suited: A. B. Carter vs. Travelers'
Insurance company, and Gray &
Creech vs. Elkin Laundry. Cases
of L. F. Walker vs. Ella Holyfield
and Greenwood Auto company
vs. Gladstone Carter were dis
missed.
Many of the cases disposed of
at this term of court had been
on record for years and due to
age were not tried.
Miss Atk
Is to Rep
Miss Young
J. Mark McAdams, superinten
dent of Elkin schools announced
Wednesday that Miss Ruth At
kinson of Elkin has been elected
to succeed Miss Lucile Young of
Troutman, who resigned recently
to accept a position in the North
Wilkesboro city schools.
Miss Young has taught in the
Elkin schools for five years and
has served as principal of the El
ememtary school for two years.
During her stay here Miss Young
has made many friends, who will
regret to see her go elsewhere.
Miss Atkinson is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Atkinson of
Elkin and is well-known locally.
She was formerly a member of the
Marion school faculty, where she
had taught for several years.
BROTHER OF LOCAL
MAN DIES WEDNESDAY
William Mayhew Hendren of
Winston-Salem, well-known at
torney and former state senator,
died at his home in Winston-Sa
leml early Wednesday morning.
Mr. Hendren was the brother of
J. P. Hendren of this city.
Funeral services will be held at
the late home this afternoon at
3:30.
Yadkin Man Is
Badly Hurt by
Fall in Woods
John Oaks, 58, of Boonville,
is in a serious condition at the
local hospital following an in
jury late last Friday afternoon
when he stumbled and fell
against a sharp, shoulder
high sprout, inflicting a bad
wound in his neck near the
jugular vein.
The man was brought to the
hospital in a semi-conscious
condition, being found by
Sinclair Morrison near Mr.
Morrison's home as the latter
was cutting wood. It was said
that Mr. Oaks, after being in
jured, walked toward the Mor
rison home until he became
too weak from loss of blood.
He then crawled through the
woods until he reached an
open space where he was
found, covered with blood and
too near spent to talk.
CAN SEINE IN
YADKIN RIVER
However, for Coarse Fish
Only; Season Closes on
August 31st
It has been announced by Con
rad Gentry, Surry county game
protector, that the Yadkin river
in Surry county is open for sein
ing coarse fish, such as catfish,
carp, suckers and gars, until Au
gust 31. This rule holds good
each year from July 1 to August
31.
Due to the fact that there ap
pears to be some confusion in re
gard to fishing regulations in the
county, Mr. Gentry pointed out
that fish may be taken only with
hook and line, rod and reel, or
by casting. The closed season
dates from April 1 to May 8 each
year. No license is required of
lesidents of Surry county to fish
in Surry county, although such
residents are not allowed to fish
in other counties without a li
cense. Residents of other coun
ties coming into Surry to fish are
also required to have a license.
FURNITURE TEAM
DROPS A COUPLE
The thirteenth, combined with
playing by artificial light for the
first time and several errors cost
the Elkin Furniture team the
game to the defending champions
of Roanoke Rapids at High Point
Thursday evening. The, score
was 10-0.
Sunday, July 16, the local team
lost the second game to Hanes
Hosiery 4-1, in the High Point
semi-pro tournament. In the last
game the local boys outhit their
opponents 13-7 but base running
proved their downfall.
G. N. STEELE
DIES SATURDAY
Well-Known Surry Farmer
Had Been in Bad Health
for Several Years
FUNERAL HELD SUNDAY
Giles Newton Steele, 79, well
known farmer, died Saturday
morning at his home near here
following a critical illness of three
days. He had been in declining
health for the past four years.
The deceased was a native of
Surry county and .had spent his
entire life in the county.
He is survived by his wife, who
before her marriage was Miss
Mollie Turner, three sons. Dock,
Henry and Thurmond Steele,
and three daughters, Mrs. A. A.
Cave, Mrs. C. J. Jackson and Mrs.
J. W. Wells, all of the vicinity of
Elkin. A number of grandchildren
and two sisters, Mrs. Betty Chaney
of Clebourne, Texas, • and Mrs.
Nancy Holt, of near Dobson, also
survive.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock
from Popular Springs church. The
rites were in charge of Rev. J. L.
Powers and Rev. Johnny Weath
erman. Interment was in the
church cemetery.
Husband: "The shares I paid
so much for last week are now
only worth five shillings each!"
"Then isn't it a good thing
you've got so many of them?"
Receives Degree
Jeter L. Hayncs, of Jones
vllle, has received the Bachelor
of Arts degree with a major In
history, at the close of the first
term of summer school at Ca
tawba CoEezo*. He is a mem
ber of the Bearing River high
school faculty.
Elkin *
"The Best Little Town
in North Carolina"
' PUBLISHED WEEKLY
SURRY IS IN LIST
OF COUNTIES TO
RECEIVE LOANS
Designed to Help Farm Ten
ants Become Owners
MANY HAVE BEEN AIDED
Yadkin and Alleghany Are
Also Eligible for Tenant
Purchase Loans
FOR 40-YEAR PERIOD
Surry, Yadkin and Alleghany
counties are included in the list
of counties in North Carolina
which will receive loans to help
farm tenants become owners un
der the Bankhead-Jones Farm
Tenant Act, according to
ation received from FSA County
Supervisor C. O. Pickle. Every
county in the state is eligible to
receive such loans.
Blanketing the entire state,
Surry, Yadkin and Alleghany
were among fifty new counties
designated by Henry A. Wallace,
secretary of agriculture, upon
advice of the state advisory com
mittee.
"The FSA has helped 389 ten
ants in North Carolina to become
landowners during the past two
years," Mr. Pickle said. "Con
gress. in its battle to keep the
American farmer on his farm,
appropriated $40,000,000 recently
to be used under the provisions
of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Act
to help stop the alarming trend
from farm ownership to tenancy."
These loans are made for a 40-
year pediod at three per cent, in
terest. However, the act pro
vides that after five years pay
ment in full can be made at any
time. Under a variable payment
plan farmers may make larger
payments in good years with
smaller payments due in years of
partial crop failure or low prices.
Mr. Pickle said repayment of
these loans all over the United
States is remarkable 'with the
borrowers repaying 135 per cent,
of maturities. Further informa
tion about how to apply for these
loans will be given by the County
Supervisor whose office is located
in the court house at Oobson, N.
C.
A three-farmer advisory com
mittee will assist the si'oervisor,
examine the applications, ap
praise farm applicants who wish
to buy and recommend tenants
for successful farm ownership.
Borrowers will have the help and
guidance of the Farm Security
Administration in,building or re
pairing their homes and in mak
ing plans to do better farming.
Although land purchase loans
are limited, Mr. Pickle said the
regular rehabilitation loans for
items such as feed, seed, ferti
lizer, livestock and farm equip
ment are available to eligible
farmers unable to secure ade
quate credit elsewhere.
SEVERE STORM
VISITS ELKIN
Bolt Hits Near Chatham
Plant; Two Men Are Re
ported Killed Near Here
NO DETAILS LEARNED
A brief but severe electrical
storm, accompanied by a hard
downpour of rain, swept over Elk
in about 3 p. m. Wednesday after
noon, the lightning striking a tree
near the Chatham Manufacturing
company and causing an electrical
display over the steelwork of the
Chatham finishing* plant now un
der construction. No one was in
jured.
It was reported here after the
storm that two men were killed
by lightning "about two miles
down the road," while working in
a tobacco field. This report was
said to have been brought in by
a truck' driver engaged in hauling
stone from Mount Airy to Elkin.
The Tribune, seeking to verify the
report and to get details, was later
informed that the men were killed
near Level Cross. However, up
until the time The Tribune went
to press, no further details could
be learned, and it is not known
whether or not there was any
truth in the report.
Time Flies; Watch Bans
Tenderfoot: "I don't see how a
watch can keep accurate time:"
Fiffet Class: "Why not?"
Tenderfoot: "Well, time flies,
but a watch only runs."